From a Scottish surname meaning "Mack's stream", from the name Mack, a short form of the Scandinavian name MAGNUS, combined with Old English wella "stream". A famous bearer of the surname was James Maxwell (1831-1879), a Scottish physicist who studied gases and electromagnetism.
Famous People: James Clerk Maxwellwiki (Physicist, 1831, United Kingdom), John Maxwell Coetzeewiki (Writer, 1940, South Africa), Maxwell Cabelino Andradewiki (Soccer Player, 1981, Brazil), George Maxwell Richardswiki (Politician, 1931, Trinidad And Tobago)